Ching Ming Grass Alias
Ching Ming Grass is actually the alias of Aspergillus oryzae, which is a perennial herb belonging to the dicotyledonous plant family, Ornithogalactospermum, Asteraceae, Aspergillus oryzae, and the whole plant can be used as medicine.
The plant is also known as Tian Ai, Aspergillus oryzae, Mouse Curculio, Mouse's Ear, and Pineapple Grass, etc. It is called Qingming Grass because the plant is very common during the Qingming Festival, and it can be used to make delicacies.
What does Ching Ming Grass look like
Ching Ming Grass, also known as Aspergillus oryzae, is a plant with an erect stem, slanting ascending lower branches, alternate leaf blades, and golden-yellow or lemon-yellow flowers, which blossom in January-April, and fruit in August-November.
Where does Qingming grass grow
Chingming grass grows in wet grassland or rice paddies, preferring a warm and humid growing environment, and is also cultivated in China, Japan, Korea, India, the Philippines, Indonesia and other countries.
The effects of Qingming grass
Chingming grass can be harvested in the spring when flowering, remove impurities and then dried, the whole grass can be used as medicine, with the phlegm, cough, wind and dampness and other effects, it is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine suitable for most people to eat, but those who consume it with a cold spleen and stomach may cause discomfort.